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Originally Posted by jayswin
Buffalo currently has $10.2mil in cap space while most of the league is at or over it. Why would they give up on a young prospect that just scored 30 goals last season that they just signed to a long term deal just to clear cap space...that they don't need?
Man, CP trade proposals today are straight up HF boards level. Is it a full moon or something?
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So when they extend Lindholm it's somewhat of a lateral move on cap space and they use remaining to sign other young players in next 1-2 years and be flexible. It's not Rocket science. And trading young players for established players happens every year.